Today, February 12th, the first matches were held in the 1/8 finals of the Conference League.
In the first match, Greece's AEK defeated Celje Z Rakhunko 4:0.. The goals were scored by Barnabash Varga, Abubakari Koita, Miyat Gacinovic and Arold Mukudi.
Celje — AEK Athens 0:4.
Goals: Varga, 3, Koita, 33, Gacinovic, 36, Mukudi, 49.
Another team, Fiorentina, pulled out a 2:1 victory over Rakow. The Italians matched the Polish goal against Jonathan Brunes with a scoring strike from Sher Ndour. Then, on the third half-time period, Albert Gudmundsson converted a penalty, giving the Violets victory.
Fiorentina – Rakow 2:1.
Goli: Ndour 62, Gudmundsson 90+3 (pen) - Brunes 60.
Two more matches had zero draws - with this result the first duels ended with Cristal Peles and AEK Larnaca, as well as Sigma and Mainz.
Crystal Peles - AEK Larnaca 0:0 Sigma - Mainz 0:0.